Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Filing & Organization
The Google product category ID for Filing & Organization is 923. It sits under Office Supplies and has 18 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 18 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch19
Filing & Organization923
Address Books5997Binding Supplies4312Business Card Books6190Business Card Stands6171Calendars, Organizers & Planners927Card Files5531Card Sleeves6177Cash Boxes928CD/DVD Cases & Organizers926Desk Organizers939File Boxes925File Folders930Folders & Report Covers6884Greeting Card Organizers5070Mail Sorters6962Pen & Pencil Cases3062Portfolios & Padfolios6885Recipe Card Boxes6779- Category ID
- 923
- Direct subcategories
- 18
- Categories below it in total
- 29
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 2 / 5
- Others at this level
- 13
- Parent category
- Office Supplies
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Filing & Organization is third largest of the 14 categories under Office Supplies, with 29 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Filing & OrganizationBinding SuppliesBinder AccessoriesBinder Rings
The longest route down from here runs 3 more levels, ending at Binder Rings (4212) on level 5: Filing & Organization › Binding Supplies › Binder Accessories › Binder Rings. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filing & Organization — this page | 923 | 18 | 29 | 3 |
| General Office Supplies | 932 | 12 | 37 | 2 |
| Office Equipment | 950 | 10 | 15 | 2 |
| Presentation Supplies | 964 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| Paper Handling | 2014 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Name Plates | 2435 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shipping Supplies | 2636 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Office Instruments | 2986 | 11 | 32 | 5 |
| Impulse Sealers | 5829 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Book Accessories | 6174 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Office Carts | 6373 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Office & Chair Mats | 6519 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Desk Pads & Blotters | 8078 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lap Desks | 8499 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (923) or the full path ("Office Supplies > Filing & Organization"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 18 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 923 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Office Supplies > Filing & Organization |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 923, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Filing & Organization
18 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Binding Supplies (4312) is the largest with 7 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Filing & Organization sits under that one name. 3 of the 18 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 15 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 5997Address Books
- 4312Binding Supplies+4 subcategories below it
- 6190Business Card Books
- 6171Business Card Stands
- 927Calendars, Organizers & Planners
- 5531Card Files
- 6177Card Sleeves
- 928Cash Boxes
- 926CD/DVD Cases & Organizers
- 939Desk Organizers
- 925File Boxes
- 930File Folders
- 6884Folders & Report Covers+2 subcategories below it
- 5070Greeting Card Organizers
- 6962Mail Sorters
- 3062Pen & Pencil Cases
- 6885Portfolios & Padfolios+2 subcategories below it
- 6779Recipe Card Boxes
Questions about Filing & Organization
What is the Google product category ID for Filing & Organization?
923. The full path, "Office Supplies > Filing & Organization", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Filing & Organization or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Filing & Organization has 18 directly below it, starting with Address Books (5997), Binding Supplies (4312), Business Card Books (6190), and 29 in total further down. 923 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Filing & Organization sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Office Supplies (922). The chain from the top is Office Supplies → Filing & Organization. If your product does not belong under Office Supplies, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Filing & Organization is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Office Supplies first — there are 13 other categories at this level: Book Accessories (6174), Desk Pads & Blotters (8078), General Office Supplies (932), Impulse Sealers (5829), Lap Desks (8499), Name Plates (2435), and 7 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Office Supplies (922) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Filing & Organization?
3 levels more. The longest route down from Filing & Organization is Filing & Organization > Binding Supplies > Binder Accessories > Binder Rings, ending at Binder Rings (4212) on level 5. Not every branch below Filing & Organization runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Filing & Organization compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 14 at its level, carrying 29 categories below it. Inside it, Binding Supplies (4312) is the biggest branch with 7 beneath it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
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